Jill Briscoe
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Jill Briscoe | |
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Born | Jill Pauline Ryder 29 June 1935[1] |
Nationality | British |
Education | Homerton College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Author, editor, speaker |
Employer | Just Between Us |
Title | Executive Editor |
Board member of | World Relief Christianity Today |
Spouse(s) | Stuart Briscoe |
Website | tellingthetruth |
Jill Briscoe (born 29 June 1935) is a British American author, editor, and speaker. She has written or co-written over 40 books and serves as the founder and Executive Editor of Just Between Us magazine. She is a former member of the boards of directors of World Relief and Christianity Today.
Early life and education[]
Jill Pauline (née Ryder) Briscoe was born on 29 June 1935 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England,[1] the daughter of William "Bill" and Margaret "Peggy" Ryder.[2] She attended Homerton College, Cambridge, graduating with a diploma to teach in the public school system.[when?][3][verification needed] Ryder married her husband and future writing and ministry partner, D. Stuart Briscoe, in 1958 in Liverpool.[citation needed]
Career and ministry[]
Early career[]
Briscoe taught for three years,[where?][when?] then served for ten years as the director of Capernwray Hall, a nursery school and Christian youth centre.[when?][3][4]
Christian ministries[]
Elmbrook Church[]
Briscoe came to the United States in 1970, when her husband was called to serve as the senior pastor of Elmbrook Church, in Brookfield, Wisconsin. There she served as a member of the laity[4] and established a youth ministry called the God Squad, while also taking the lead in the development of Elmbrook's women's ministry.[4] She began to speak extensively all over North America.[citation needed]
Speaking and writing[]
In 2000, after her husband stepped down from his pastorate, she and her husband began serving as ministers-at-large of Elmbrook Church, allowing them to travel around the world teaching pastors, missionaries, and church leaders.[5] Briscoe has written or co-written over 40 books, ranging in genre and subject matter from scriptural studies and devotionals to poetry and children's books. She serves as a member of the teaching staff of Telling the Truth Ministries, a worldwide media ministry founded by her husband.[6] She is the founder and executive editor of Just Between Us, a Christian women's lifestyle magazine that serves women involved in church ministry.[7] She is a former member of the boards of directors of World Relief and Christianity Today, having served in that capacity for over 20 years.[6]
Personal life[]
Jill Ryder married Stuart in 1958 in Liverpool.[citation needed] They have three adult children, and as of 2008, 13 grandchildren.[8]
As of 2008, the couple resides in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.[8]
Literature cited[]
- Briscoe, D. Stuart & Briscoe, Jill (2006). Married for Life: Growing Together Through the Differences and Surprises of Life. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 9780830857005. Retrieved March 18, 2017.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
References and notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Briscoe and Briscoe, p. 238.
- ^ Briscoe and Briscoe, p. 12.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Briscoe and Briscoe, p. 3.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Leadership Staff & Briscoe, Jill (1996). "Keeping the Adventure in Ministry: An interview with Jill Briscoe" (interview). Leadership Journal. Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, Inc. (Summer). Retrieved 18 March 2017.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ Elmwood Staff (2013). "Who We Are: History". Elmbrook.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "About Stuart, Jill, and Pete Briscoe". tellingthetruth.org. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ Briscoe, Jill (2017). "Christian Faith". JustBetweenUs.org. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Heinen, Tom (2 March 2008). "Faith Put Into Action". Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
[Quote:] Not bad for an Oconomowoc couple with three children and 13 grandchildren.
Further reading[]
- Briscoe, Jill (2008) [1975]. There's a Snake in My Garden: Her Spiritual Autobiography. Oxford, UK and Grand Rapids, MI: Monarch Books. ISBN 9781854248398. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
External links[]
- American evangelicals
- People from Brookfield, Wisconsin
- 1935 births
- Living people